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Cascade Creek at Rochester

Highest listed crest 16.54 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft21 crests since 1998

The Cascade Creek at Rochester crested above flood stage 4 times among the 21 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1998 to 2019. The highest, 16.54 ft on August 19, 2007, was moderate flooding, 3.54 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.54 ft
August 19, 2007; 3,950 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
13.0 ft
Major flooding from 21.0 ft
Crests at major
0
4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 6, 2019
15.76 ft, minor flooding
Location
Olmsted County
Near Rochester (1.2 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Cascade Creek at Rochester
Action stage10.08Jul 23, 2016The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.03Jul 6, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.01Aug 19, 2007Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage21.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

21 crests from 1998 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cascade Creek at Rochester, 1998 to 2019 510152025ft Flood stage 13.0 ftMajor 21.0 ft Jun 28, 1998: 9.68 ft, below flood stageAug 18, 1999: 9.77 ft, below flood stageJul 9, 2000: 9.71 ft, below flood stageApr 12, 2001: 10.43 ft, action stageAug 17, 2002: 10.37 ft, action stageJul 7, 2003: 8.84 ft, below flood stageJun 10, 2004: 11.37 ft, action stageAug 9, 2005: 9.51 ft, below flood stageAug 25, 2006: 10.33 ft, action stageAug 19, 2007: 16.54 ft, moderate flooding; 3,950 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2008: 9.94 ft, below flood stageOct 1, 2009: 7.99 ft, below flood stageSep 23, 2010: 13.16 ft, minor flooding; 1,700 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 2011: 11.69 ft, action stageMay 26, 2012: 9.66 ft, below flood stageAug 22, 2013: 11.16 ft, action stageJun 17, 2014: 11.04 ft, action stageAug 18, 2015: 8.58 ft, below flood stageJul 23, 2016: 10.80 ft, action stageJun 28, 2019: 14.21 ft, minor flooding; 2,440 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2019: 15.76 ft, minor flooding; 3,479 cubic feet per second Highest, 16.54 ft, Aug 19, 2007 20002005201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cascade Creek at Rochester 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 2010s: 3 3 1990s2000s2010s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Cascade Creek at Rochester
1Aug 19, 200716.54+3.54Moderate3,950
2Jul 6, 201915.76+2.76Minor3,479
3Jun 28, 201914.21+1.21Minor2,440
4Sep 23, 201013.16+0.16Minor1,700
5Jul 16, 201111.69−1.31Action—
6Jun 10, 200411.37−1.63Action—
7Aug 22, 201311.16−1.84Action—
8Jun 17, 201411.04−1.96Action—
9Jul 23, 201610.80−2.20Action—
10Apr 12, 200110.43−2.57Action—
11Aug 17, 200210.37−2.63Action—
12Aug 25, 200610.33−2.67Action—
13Jun 12, 20089.94−3.06Below flood stage—
14Aug 18, 19999.77−3.23Below flood stage—
15Jul 9, 20009.71−3.29Below flood stage—
16Jun 28, 19989.68−3.32Below flood stage—
17May 26, 20129.66−3.34Below flood stage—
18Aug 9, 20059.51−3.49Below flood stage—
19Jul 7, 20038.84−4.16Below flood stage—
20Aug 18, 20158.58−4.42Below flood stage—
21Oct 1, 20097.99−5.01Below flood stage—

Gauges on the Cascade Creek

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Cascade Creek
RochesterMN49.049.68 ft, Jun 16, 20140
Rochester this gaugeMN13.016.54 ft, Aug 19, 20070

Other gauges in Olmsted County

Flood gauges in Olmsted County
Rochester49.049.68 ft, Jun 16, 20140
Whitewater State Park13.519.13 ft, Aug 19, 20071
Pine Island17.023.45 ft, Sep 23, 20102
Oronoco 1W951.0954.96 ft, Jun 28, 20190
Oronoco949.0953.91 ft, Jun 28, 20190
Rochester14.020.77 ft, Sep 21, 19861

Olmsted County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Minnesota

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RCCM5, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.